Well i havn't received the motherboard yet, when i do i'll email gigabyte and see what happends. Bit of a bummer it has to happen now though :\

Edit; So i contacted the vendor i purchased the lot from, they said in june i can swap the board out for an equivilent ONLY If i can prove that there is a fault. I'll do a data transfer test on the SATA Ports when the system is done, then i'll do a test every month so see what kind of loss im getting.

Well i havn't received the motherboard yet, when i do i'll email gigabyte and see what happends. Bit of a bummer it has to happen now though :\

Edit; So i contacted the vendor i purchased the lot from, they said in june i can swap the board out for an equivilent ONLY If i can prove that there is a fault. I'll do a data transfer test on the SATA Ports when the system is done, then i'll do a test every month so see what kind of loss im getting.

That's ridiculous since this is a long-term problem. If it occurs in your system, it won't be any time soon. From what I've read, it'll be a year or more before issues start becoming noticeable. Wait until intel has the issue resolved, then contact the board manufacturer and request an RMA. Since it's a known widespread issue, they should approve it.

For now, keep chipset voltages at stock and make sure they have adequate cooling.

That's ridiculous since this is a long-term problem. If it occurs in your system, it won't be any time soon. From what I've read, it'll be a year or more before issues start becoming noticeable. Wait until intel has the issue resolved, then contact the board manufacturer and request an RMA. Since it's a known widespread issue, they should approve it.

For now, keep chipset voltages at stock and make sure they have adequate cooling.